AMAs 2016: Green Day Protest Against Donald Trump During Performance

Green Day protested against US president-elect Donald Trump (it still feels weird to write that) during their performance at the American Music Awards 2016.

Performing ‘Bang Bang’, from Green Day’s latest album Revolution Radio, Green Day began chanting “No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA!” during the middle of the track (in a reworking on the MDC track ‘Born to Die’). Watch footage of that below.

What did they do? Well, as those famous first chords from ‘American Idiot’ played out, Billie Joe gave the song a 2016-tweak, altering the opening lyrics to: "Can you hear the sound of hysteria? / The subliminal mind-Trump America". To watch footage of that, head over here.

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Do you have the time to listen to me whine?About nothing and everything, all at onceI am one of those melodramatic foolsNeurotic to the bone, no doubt about it

Sometimes I give myself the creepsSometimes my mind plays tricks on meIt all keeps adding up, I think I'm cracking upAm I just paranoid, or am I just stoned?

I went to a shrink to analyze my dreamsShe said it's lack of sex that's bringing me downI went to a whore, she said my life's a boreSo quit my whining 'cause it's bringing her down

In other news, Selena Gomez made her first public appearance since checking in to rehab at the American Music Awards last night. Upon accepting the award for Favourite Pop/Rock Female Arist, the singer took the opportunity to speak about her struggles with anxiety and depression. Click here for more.